It ripped through al-Haitham Hall, a large event venue which is located on the outskirts of the northern town of Qaraqosh. Also known as Bakhdida, it is the main centre of al-Hamdaniya district ...

Friends and relatives attend the funeral of people who died in a fire during a wedding ceremony in Hamdaniya, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2023. A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian ...

Despite a boycott call by the Maoists, villagers in Naxal-infested Bastar of Chhattisgarh turned out to vote in large numbers. Unlike the Indian cricket team in the World Cup, the Congress may ...

A decorated Thai para-athlete murdered his bride and four other people at their wedding reception before turning his gun on ...

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More than 100 people died in a fire at a Chaldean Christian wedding in Iraq. The initial investigation indicated the blaze was started by firework fountains that ignited flammable material on the ...

A fire which raced through a hall at a wedding in northern Iraq has killed at least 114 people, authorities said. The blaze in the predominantly Christian area of Hamdaniya, close to the city of ...

A US air strike in northern Iraq killed at least five pro-Iranian militants on Sunday. A US military official claimed that the attack was a "self-defence strike" against a drone launch site ...

In Iraq, one hundred and thirteen people have been killed and more that 150 others injured in a fire at a wedding function in Nineveh province. Iraq’s civil defence said initial reports indicate that ...

A fire swept through a Christian wedding party in northern Iraq last Tuesday, killing at least 107 people. Here is what we know. It ripped through al-Haitham Hall, a large event venue which is ...